Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1869, 1937
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SQUIRT, n., adv. Sc. usages:
I. n. A short tributary extension of a geological intrusion branching off from its main course, esp. at a fault (Fif. 1971).m.Sc. 1937 Econ. Geol. Central Coalfield I. 96:
A “squirt” or “leader” at the lower horizon has only occasionally been noted.
II. adv., in phr. to go squirt, to explode, go off with a bang.Sc. 1869 M. McLennan Peasant Life 125:
Ma nits gaed squirt an' fuffing, an' ma egg was a' muddy.
